The Scene
'The Waterfront Blues Festival is downtown Portland’s largest and longest-running music festival and one of the most renowned celebrations of the blues in the world. Founded in 1988, the festival has welcomed over 2,000 acts! '
2012 Artist Lineup
- Alan Hagar & Katy Angel
- Arsen Shomakov
- Arthur Moore’s Harmonica Hoedown Workshop
- Backyard Blues Boys
- Bettye LaVette
- Bill Rhoades Harmonica Blow-Off
- Bobby Rush
- Bon Ton Roulet
- BookerT
- Brooks Robertson
- Cajun Country Revival
- Caleb Klauder Country Band
- California Honeydrops
- Cedric Burnside Project
- Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole
- Charlie Musselwhite
- Corey Ledet and his Zydeco Band
- Curtis Salgado
- Delafose
- Devin Philips Black & Blue
- Divas of Soul
- DME Backwater Juke Cruise
- DME Driftin’ Blues Cruise
- DME Highwater Blues Cruise
- DME Hoodoo Moon Cruise
- DME Midnight Shanghai Cruise
- DME Rock the Boat Dance Cruise
- DME Rollin’ on the River Dance Cruise
- DME Sail on Sister! Cruise
- Don Vappie
- Duffy Bishop
- Ellen Whyte Big Band
- Elvin Bishop Band with James Cotton
- Freak Mountain Ramblers
- Galactic
- Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie
- Goodfoot Allstars Tribute to James Brown
- If Birds Could Fly
- James Cotton
- James Hunter
- Jeffery Broussard
- Jersey Soul
- Jesse Lége, Joel Savoy & the Cajun Country Revival
- Jesse Samsel
- Jim Mesi Band
- JJ Grey and Mofro
- Joe McMurrian
- Journey to Memphis Competition
- Kevin Selfe
- Kilborn Alley
- King Louie & Sweet Baby James
- Kinzel & Hyde
- Lauren Sheehan
- Linda Hornbuckle’s Old Time Gospel Hour
- Lionel Young
- Lisa Mann and her Really Good Band
- Lloyd Jones
- Marquise Knox
- Marquise Lucille
- Members of the Northwest Community Gospel Choir
- Mitch Kashmar
- Monophonics
- Mr. Nick & the Dirty Tricks
- Nick David
- Norman Sylvester
- NW Women in Rhythm & Blues
- Otis Taylor Band
- Otis Taylor Banjo Project featuring Don Vappie and Tony Furtado
- Pete Krebs Trio
- Pimps of Joytime
- Reggie Houston & Janice Scroggins
- Robbie Laws
- Roy Rogers & Delta Rhythm Kings
- Scott Pemberton
- Simon Tucker Band with Dave “Killer Bread” Dahl
- Soul Cookin’ Blues Potluck
- Steve Miller Band
- Sugaray Rayford
- Tell Mama – Etta James Tribute
- Terry Robb
- The California Honeydrops
- The Creole Roots All-stars
- The Forty Fours
- The Mannish Boys
- The Muddy Sons
- The Soulmates
- The Stooges Brass Band
- The Strange Tones
- The Suburban Slim Band with Jim Wallace
- The Usual Suspects
- The WIRED Band
- Tony Furtado
- Too Loose Cajun Zydeco Band
- Too Slim and the Taildraggers
- Toots and the Maytals
- United by Music
- Woodbrain